Slipper and the like.



a L. B. TBBEAU.

. SLIPPER AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 12, 1910.

976,313, Patented N 0v.22,1910.

masiaser as.

, Smyrne AND' THE LIKE.

To all whom 'it may concern: Y

Be it known that I,LEw1s B. TEBEAU, a citizen of the United States, residing at `Concord, in the county of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire, have invented new and useful Improvements in Slippers and the Like, `of which the following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in footwear and while the present embodiment in which I have chosen to illustrate my invention consists of a slipper, it is to be understood that the invention is applicable to'boots and shoes as Well.

The object of my invention is to provide a light, flexible, comfortable slipper, simple in construction and economical to manufacture, and to this end, my invention con- Asists in a slipper, boot or shoe whose u er is provided with an outwardly exten ing flange united to the sole by stitches extending from the edge of the sole thereinto and into said flange, thus forminga slipper or the like having great flexibility.

Another advantage of this construction is that the stitches are protected from the wear on the bottom of the sole.

Another advantage derived from this' mode of construction is that, if desired, an

inner sole may be interposed 'between the ange and the outer sole and in this way the upper, inner sole and upper sole are united A by a single set of stitches;-

Still another advantage is that, if desired, a single thread may be employed for an over and over stitch across the top and edge of the flange.

The invention further consists in the novel features of construction in the combination and arrangement'of parts s et forth in the following specification and particularly lpointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sli per or the like emdying my invention. 1g. 2 is a cross sectional view of the slipper across the fore part thereof. Fig. 3 is a cross section view of a modified form of my invention.

Specification of Letters Patent. A .Patjejed Nov, 22, Applicationled Afigust'lz, 1910. Serial No. 576,907.

extend from the, edge of said sole obliquely., therelnto and into the flange 6. If desired, 'an inner sole 9 may be, employed and this may be interposed between the flange 6 and 60 outer sole 7, this inner sole being 'formed of any suitable material, preferably felt.

The stitches 8 may be of any suitable character, but are preferably formed by a single thread forming what is known as an over c5 and over stitch extending across the u per face of the flange across the edge thereof and onto the edge of the soleand where an inner sole is placed between the flange and the outer sole, as shown in Fig. 2, the stitches extend across the edge thereof, as shown 1n said figure, as well as in Fig. 1. rlhis arrangement of the stitches has several advantages. In the first'place, it roduces a slip? per of great flexibility. In tli 1t permits the use of a very light sole, since the stitches extend into the edge of the sole where they are not affected by the wear on the bottom of the sole. This arrangement of e second place, 75

the stitches also enables the inner sole to be so interposed between the flange and the outer sole so that the upper, the inner sole and the outer sole are united by a single set of stitches.

If desired, the stitches may be lcarried through only the" inner sole, and the outer solemay be cemented onto the inner sole, as shown in modification in Fig. 3, in which 5. is theupper, 6 the flange, 7 the outer sole,

8 the stitches, and 9 the inner sole, and in 90 this form the outer sole. may, if desired, be made of felt. In any case, whether or not the inner sole be employed and Whether the` inner sole and outer sole be held together by the stitches or by cementing the outer sole ontothe inner sole, the slipper is exceedingly flexible, the stitches are not so placed as-to be felt by the feet at. all, and the sole or soles may be made very light yet without danger of the stitches bemg affected by the wear on the tread surface of the sole.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim and desire by Letters Patent .to secure is:

Q 97eme bination, a sole, an upper havin an outmy hand in presence of two suhscrihihg witwardly turned flange, and a sing e thread nesses. forming over and over stitches extending into the edge of said sole through said flange v LEWIS B' TEBEAU' 5 and across the u per face and the edge Witnesses;

thereof onto the e ge of said sole. C. H. HAGGETT,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set ELWIN L. PAGE. 

